Toronto mob ties eyed in Montreal attacks
February 17, 2010 by The Boss · 5 Comments
MONTREAL – Could a fiery turf war be erupting between the Toronto Mafia and its brethren in Montreal?
Montreal police say that’s one hypothesis they’re examining as they probe a rash of firebombings that have targeted mainly Italian establishments in their city.
Deputy police chief Jacques Robinette, head of special investigations, said Tuesday that the last arson [...]
Mafia boss to be freed from prison
February 14, 2010 by The Boss · 7 Comments
Paolo Renda, one of six men who acted as leaders in the Montreal Mafia while the organization was under investigation in Project Colisée, is expected to be released from a penitentiary next week.
The 70-year-old brother-in-law of Vito Rizzuto will soon reach his statutory release date on the two-year sentence he received in October 2008. Renda’s [...]
Mafia patriarch pleads guilty to tax evasion
February 12, 2010 by The Boss · Leave a Comment
In the spring of 1988, an unassuming Montreal grandmother of Sicilian origin named Libertina Rizzuto arrived in Lugano, the financial centre of the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland.
As she opened a series of accounts with local banks, she said the money came from her farm business in Venezuela, raising chickens, crafting furniture and selling milk and [...]
Reputed mobster Nick Rizzuto pleads guilty to tax evasion
February 11, 2010 by The Boss · 3 Comments
Reputed mobster Nicolo (Nick) Rizzuto Sr. pleaded guilty Thursday to charges of tax evasion.
The 85-year-old has agreed to pay a $209,000 fine.
He entered the plea at the Montreal courthouse.
The Canada Revenue Agency says Rizzuto admitted to hiding income, and had to pay back the entire amount, plus the fine.
“The Canada Revenue Agency investigation revealed that, [...]
Italy Probes Mafia-Led Insider Trading in the U.S.
February 10, 2010 by The Boss · Leave a Comment
Shares of Infinex Ventures Inc., a U.S.-based mining company, were manipulated by Italians working for an organized-crime family, netting them 15 million euros ($21 million), Milan’s financial police said.
The stock was manipulated in U.S. trading from 2004 to 2008, according to an e-mail distributed today by the financial police, which conducted the investigation. The shares [...]
Nicolo Rizzuto faces fresh tax-evasion charges
February 10, 2010 by The Boss · 4 Comments
Nicolo Rizzuto might have thought he left his troubles behind him in 2008 when he walked away from a conviction in Project Colisée with only a probationary sentence left to serve.
But since then a friend of his has been killed and his grandson and namesake was gunned down in December. And now Rizzuto, who will [...]
Toronto man denies role in Mafia war (Deportation sought)
A Toronto-area businessman denied being a member of the Mafia as he fought deportation to Italy yesterday over a conviction for holding a stash of guns during a savage mob war that stretched across the Atlantic.
Immigration officials are seeking to deport Carlo Figliomeni, 42, of Woodbridge, north of Toronto, saying he is no longer eligible [...]
N.D.G. shooting victim feared ‘Mafiosi hired killers’ Convicted killer Kirk Murray among two victims in apparent contract killing outside Montreal McDonald’s
January 25, 2010 by The Boss · 9 Comments
MONTREAL – One of the men killed in Sunday’s double homicide himself committed a double murder in 1983.
Kirk Murray, 47, was one of two victims in a double homicide carried out Sunday afternoon in the parking lot of a restaurant in Notre Dame de Grâce.
Both victims are believed to be Châteauguay residents and, according to [...]
Mob murder in Montreal could trigger bloodshed in New York
It happened 400 miles away on the Monday after Christmas, but the daring assassination of a mob prince in Montreal is the hot topic of conversation among New York wiseguys, and has already sparked hot debate among the already feuding factions of the beleaguered Bonanno crime family.
Ever since Nicholas Rizzuto – the son of imprisoned [...]
Firebombings may be linked to Rizzuto shooting
January 9, 2010 by The Boss · Leave a Comment
Investigators believe a recent rash of firebombings in Montreal may be connected to the fatal shooting of the son of the reputed head of the Canadian Mafia, police said Friday.
Police have now dedicated a squad of 16 officers to investigating the cases of arson, said Montreal police Const. Christian Émond.
“We can’t afford not to look [...]